Because hydrogen fuel gives off water as a byproduct and does not emit any carbon dioxide, many people believe it could one day compete with oil as the major transportation fuel. In Hydrogen Fuel, readers will discover how this simple element can create clean energy, how it is used in the present for space shuttles and fuel cells, and how it may be... more...

During the last nine months of the Civil War, virtually all of the news reports and President Jefferson Davis's correspondence confirmed the imminent demise of the Confederate States, the nation Davis had striven to uphold since 1861. But despite defeat after defeat on the battlefield, a recalcitrant Congress, naysayers in the press, disastrous financial... more...

Queering Elementary Education is not about teaching kids to be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. ItOs not part of a sinister stratagem in the Ogay agenda.O Instead, these provocative and thoughtful essays advocate the creation of classrooms that challenge categorical thinking, promote interpersonal intelligence, and foster critical consciousness. more...